29 U.S.C. § 663
Section 663 · Representation in civil litigation
This is § 14 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 481 F. Supp. 1070 - State Fair v. United States Consumer Products Safety Commission (1979)
Most recently applied in Acosta v. Oskoui (June 2017)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Except as provided in section 518(a) of title 28 relating to litigation before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor of Labor may appear for and represent the Secretary in any civil litigation brought under this chapter but all such litigations shall be subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General.